Re: [TCLUG:6913] new printer recommendation?

[Ryan Bethke <immortal26@prodigy.net>]

On Sat, 10 Jul 1999, you wrote:
> I'm looking to buy a new printer that will work under both NT and 
> Linux.  I've been looking at the HP 712c and the Epson Stylus 900. 
>  Both of these printers are new and I haven't been able to find any 
> specific references to them as being supported under linux. 

The best place to look is:
http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/pht/printer_list.cgi
It is a database of all printers that have been tested and/or are
being worked on.

And according to it the status of the HP DeskJet 712C is:

	Works in bw only. Compile the ppm2ppa for a
	DeskJet 720C. Under RedHat 6.0, looks like 710C If
	I need to configure better for more PnP info, let me
	know. Waiting for pnm2ppa for color support.
	Note: printer doesn't print plain text.

The EPSON Stylus Color 900 status is:

	No specific Uniprint parameter file has yet been written, 
	but stcany.upp and stc500*.upp should work. 
	Please pipe up if you've written a upp file for this printer! 
	GIMP's Stylus Color 800 driver works.
	Note: printer doesn't print plain text.

-Ryan Bethke